Employers seek work experience in new college hiresBACK ON TOP: NTU took back the top spot with the most sought-after graduates as employers seek hires with a history of part-time work and problem solvingStaff writer, with CNAA survey released on Friday by job bank 1111 showed that National Taiwan University (NTU) students are the most sought-after by employers this year. Following NTU, the next nine universities are National Cheng Kung University, National Taipei University of Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, National Chengchi University, Tamkang University (TKU), National Central University and Fu Jen Catholic University. Students and their parents crowd outside classrooms at Taipei Municipal Neihu Senior High School yesterday, the first day of the College Entrance Subject Tests. The latest survey also found that as many as 53 percent of companies prefer to hire fresh graduates with part-time experience, reflecting employers’ growing emphasis on new hires’ workplace readiness and emotional maturity. Conducted from Aug. 28 to Oct. 15 last year, the survey collected 2,153 responses from employers, with a margin of error of 2.97 percentage points.

Source: Taipei Times January 17, 2026 16:53 UTC